Defense Officials Pillows

Robert Wilkie

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

"Nation-building never works."

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

The Anti-Agent

"You're fired."

"HR-bill 9495. Cutting down non-profits."

Mario Draghi

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

US Immigration and Naturalization Service: If you're yearning to breath free...Get Out.

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

"National security adviser"

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

"Excellent, excellent. A fine blend of truths, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods."

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

"What was I thinking?!"

Political convention

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

CIA report

Fiscal cliff - US dollar falling over the edge.

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

"Right, before we look at the covid figures for today, do we need another sheet of paper?"

"... And to our friends in the Liberal Democratic party I award thirty pieces of silver."

'And this one's framed in beautiful Brazilian hardwood.'

'He's downgrading the credit agencies.'

"You're a fine one to talk about my spending!"

Crony Capitalism (Always Follow the Money Trail)